The one regrettable aspect that seems to be almost a hostage of the financial demands to invest and build such courses in the general sand hill vicinity, is that once again, Awarii Dunes seems to be on the private club model. I think that from a State promotional development point of view, this doesn't help the local economy as much as if it were some combination of public-private. The idea of the Nebraska prairie trail, or 'Golf Nebraska' doesn't necessarily get pushed unless there would be some more public access to these prairie golf style conditions that are so unique. Yet, I understand that the same basic private model is what seems to be the only perceived viable model that these developers seem to form consensus around. So as a viable enterprise, which at the end of the day is primary, we have this dichotomy of alot of public forum and golfing world awareness, with little actual public access.
It seems to me that in the summer, there are one heck of a lot of vehicles, families on vacation and such, that are going by on I-80 all day long. With a great golf course, and mid state in a decent size town, all those folks that are aware/savvy golfers on vacation, en route to CO or the west, might conveniently stop at Kearney. And, look at all the folks that come out to WH now, from mid length drives of Lincoln, Omaha, CB, Kansas, and backtracked from CO.
Alas, Craneview didn't make it. But, was the model and ony 9 holes enough of a test to lure them in?
I guess I continue to ponder these matters in futility since what I once contemplated on the land south of North Platte that I looked into, would honestly blow Craneviews, or now Awarii Dunes away. But, then you are back to that financial model that can't be avoided, obviously.
I hope for Mr. Freudenberg's situation, that they make this a successful going enterprise.